1811

Years:
1808 1809 1810 - 1811 - 1812 1813 1814

Decades:
1780s 1790s 1800s - 1810s - 1820s 1830s 1840s

Centuries:
18th century - 19th century - 20th century

1811 in topic:
Arts
Architecture - Art - Literature - Music
Other topics
Canada - Rail transport - Science - South Africa - Sport

Lists of leaders:
Colonial governors - State leaders

From Categories:
births - deaths

1811 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar).

Events

February 5 - George, Prince of Wales becomes Regent because of the perceived insanity of his father, King George III of the United Kingdom.He is known as the Prince Regent. This is the beginning of the period known as the English Regency.
March 1 - Egyptian ruler Mohammed Ali kills the last Mamluk leaders in the Citadel Massacre
March 13 - Battle of Lissa (1811) - British fleet defeats the French one
March 25 - The Great Comet of 1811 is discovered by Honoré Flaugergues.
April 5- April 6 - Revolutionary riots in Buenos Aires.
May 14 - Paraguay declares independence from Spain.
May 16 - Battle of Albuhera
July 5 - Venezuela declares its independence from Spain.
July 11 - Italian scientist Amedeo Avogadro publishes his memoire about molecular content of gases
September - First annual Rosh Hashana kibbutz (pilgrimage) of Breslov Hasidim to the grave of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov in Uman, Ukraine, led by Nathan of Nemirov.
October 11 - Inventor John Stevens' boat, the Juliana, begins operation as the first steam-powered ferry (service between New York, New York, and Hoboken, New Jersey).
November - Luddite uprisings begin in northern England and Midlands
November 16 - Earthquake in Mississippi Valley near New Madrid reverses the course of the river for a while